SBC - Berlin in the 20s and 30s talks

[aeolium]

MBers may be interested in this link to audio files of talks from the recent SBC weekend event on Berlin in the 20s and 30s:

http://therestisnoise.southbankcentre.co.uk/explore/berlin-in-the-20s-and-30s/#1

(there are also other talks under the 'Explore' tab under the headings of Here Comes the 20th Century and Paris)

[LeMartinPecheur]

I've put a message on the "What was your Last Concert" thread about Friday's QEH concert by a small Berlin PO ensemble, mainly featuring Weimar cabaret songs.

Odd but most enjoyable, even though it was bought 'sight unseen' as to programme and I had rather hoped for more Brecht lyrics, as set by Weill and Eisler particularly.

[aeolium]

Yes, LMP, I saw your comment on the BPO cabaret concert which sounded interesting (I was unable to get to it and I thought anyway it might have been sold out, both the BPO and cabaret being quite popular draws). There is incidentally a talk on Brecht's Composers in the link I posted - I didn't attend it as it clashed with something else I wanted to see. There's also the very good introduction to serialism lecture by Jonathan Cross that I did attend.

[amateur51]

Many thanks for the alert to these interesting links, aeolium.